Annoying Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Don't ask a poet to explain himself. He cannot.

— Plato

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

— James Branch Cabell

Poetry must be simple, sensuous, or impassioned.

— Emma Lazarus

A poet can't afford to be aloof. The tools of his trade are the people he bumps up against.

— Rod McKuen

I always say that one's poetry is a solace to oneself and a nuisance to one's friends.

— Hortense Calisher

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

— Criss Jami

“too much explanation can take the pleasure out of any poetry. (Preface, vii)”

— Harold G. Henderson

“Do you know what people do when they read poetry?  They try to figure out what was going on in the poet’s head, and…

— Debora Geary

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect…

— William Hazlitt

I see woefully obscure poetry as simply a kind of verbal rudeness.

— Billy Collins

Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

It is very difficult to explain poetry. You have to understand the poetry and figure out your own take and your relatability.

— Shoojit Sircar